Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-10-14
The story of the Mysterious Dexter,
Ne, Bank Robbery Revived.

act number of lives lost will never be known.
The story of the Mysterious Dexter,
We, Bank Robbery Revived.
A most unexpected development was the
arrest ON Wednesday at Franklin, Mass,
Of David l.. Stair alleged to be one of the
principals in the robbery Of the Dexter,
Me, savings bank in February. 1878 1t
will he remembered that at the time of this
robbery the almost lifrless body of the cash
Ter and treasurer, J. W. Barron, was found
bleeding and unconscious in the bank
vaults. Although the iron doors Of the
safe were wide open, their contents were
undisturbed and only small amount of
available cash funds was missing. Barron
died without recovering consciousness All
the appearances indicated that robbery
had been attempted and the dead treasurer
was looked upon rs Il man who had given
his life in defence of his trust. Soon, how
ever, the remaining bank officials claimed
to have discovered irregularities in Mr..
Barron's accounts, and the impression was
given out that he had committed suicide to
save himself from disgrace.
Now, after all these years, n young man
named Charles f. Stair has made a confes-
sion in which he says that his father and
robbery and that it was the elder Stair who
struck the blows that killed Barron The
younger Stair tells the story in circumstan-
tial detail, and it is on the strength ot his
alleged confession that his father was ar
rested and taken to Maine.
A second man, named Cromwell, has al
so been arrested at Walpole Mass, and
taken to Dexter. New York detectives did
the work
After an exciting trial verdict of muir
der has been rendered against one police
Inspector, three sergeants and two cunsta-
bles who fired ON the crowd at Mitchels-
town, ireland, meeting few weeks ago The
result Of the trial is IA severe blow to the
conservative theory Of governing ireland.
Great Britain has experienced an un-
preccdented spell Of weather this year.
Her summer was dry beyond all precedent,
and her traditional green has been cuuspic-
uouslv ahatcd Now there have been snow
storms, accompanied by thunder and light
ming, in England and Wales, but Ireland is
parched like a western plain.
Terrible forest fires prevail in Sonoma,
Alameda, San Mateo and Santa Cruz coun-
ties, Cal, all in the vicinity Of the bay Of
San Francisco Many valuable farms have
been received, aud the ground is strewn
with the carcasses of dead animals
\ successful trial was made Monday of a
new electric motor ON the Cambridge street
railway, Boston. The car was run to the
Mechanics fair building, and will soon be
running regularly between Cambridge and
Boston.
Miss Ethel Sprague, the daughter of Mrs.
Kate Chase Sprague and the granddaughter
of the late Chief Justice Salmon p Chase,
is preparing for her debut on the theatrical
stage.
Mr.. Maurice Strakosch, the famous OPP
cratic manager, aud brother-in-aw of Nine.
Adelina Patti, is dead in Paris at the age of
81.
Ned Hathaway, an aeronaut made a sue
cessful descent in u parachute from height
of 1000 feet at Galesburg, H., last Satur
day The ascent was made in hot air
balloon and the parachute was 2s feet in
diameter. The descent occupied 30 seconds,
\ child Is months old died of cholera on
Swinburne Island, New York harhor, Sun
day. This is the seventeenth death ON the
island among the Alesia's passengers, and
makes a total of p deaths in ALL
The appearance Of several cases Of yellow
fever at Tampa, Florida, has sent everybody
flying away from the place. There have
been four deaths.
The Niobrara Cattle Company, incorpo.
rated in East st. Louis, H., which year
ago was offered a million dollars for its cat
tie, has made an assignment.
The owner and designer of the Thistle
were banqueted in New York Tuesday night
Mr.. Bell, the owner, sailed for home on
] . Ia, tt.I hon
way back to Scotland on Thursday.
Lieut.. HEM and wife sailed from New
York Tuesday ON the Galatea for home.
There will be no more Doodle trials in
New York at present
A lamp exploded in Pullman sleeper
Genesta, on the Missouri Pacific express,
when within a mile of Austin, Tex, Mon
day night The car, which was on its first
trip. was totally destroyed.
The Bryn Mawr hotel situated at Bryn
Mawr, a station ON the Pennsylvania rail
road about II miles from Philadelphia, was
burned Tuesday morning. 1t was favor
| tie resort for Philadelphians and had accom-
modations for 1000 guests. Owing to the
| lateness of the season but few guests re
manned, and these escaped with their eff
| fects The loss ON the building is 5000, 00l
and on furniture $50, 600.
The city of Quelito, Mexico, was de
| stroyed and many lives we're lost a few
| days ago by terrific storm.
A portion of the Northern Ohio insan,
asylum at Newburg was burned Wednes
day night and six insane women died il
the smoke and fire.
1t has been discovered that the National
Bank at Stafford, Conn, has been robbed
by its cashier of more than $4,000 The
cashier is under arrest. 1t is said that til,
bank is ruined, not over 81 600 Of fund.-
remaining. 1t is the old story of maI
who was in good repute in the community
a church member, etc.
The ancient Viking ship discovered sew
eral wears ago at Gokstad, in southern Nor
way, is described in Scribner's Magazine
for November by John S. White, LID.
A great negro camp meeting is in prog
ress near Hillsboro, Ill. On Sunday TN
parable of the Prodigal Son was enacted
An aged minister preached sermon, an,
at its conclusion the prodigal son appeared
His father fell on his neck and wept. Thei
the fatted calf was killed amid singing an'
prayers, and great feast followed, n
which nearly 2O0O colored people were fed
DR.. Guillotin did not invent the neat de
CAPTIVATING machine which bears his name
An old print has Just been given the tow
museum of Halifax, Eng, which show
that the guillOtine was used there 200 year
ago. A criminal was guillotned ut Maple
in 1868, aud the machine was used in Per
STA long before that date.